IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No. 1201 of 2025 Mohammad Irshad, Aged about 34 years, Son of Shahadat Ansari, Resident of Village Arabhusai, P.O.- Dantokhurd, P.S- Katkamsandi, District-Hazaribagh … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … opp. party Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY For the Petitioner : None For the State : None 02 / 20.02.25 No one turns up on behalf of either of the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No. 358 of 2023 registered under Sections 272, 273, 468, 471, 472, 473, 420, 120B of the Indian Penal Code and Section 47 (a) of the Jharkhand Excise Act. Perusal of the record reveals that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner is the owner of the pick–up van loaded with huge quantity of foreign liquor. It has been averred in the anticipatory bail application that the allegations against the petitioner are all false and the petitioner had no knowledge about the said article being transported in his vehicle. It has further been averred in the anticipatory bail application that that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent, as mentioned in paragraph 8 of the anticipatory bail application. It has also been averred in the anticipatory bail application that that the petitioner is ready and willing to abide by the terms and conditions imposed by the Court. Considering aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Hence, in the event of arrest by the police or surrender within a period of six weeks from the date of this order, the petitioner shall be released on bail on depositing Rs. 20,000/- as cash security and on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned CJM, Chatra in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No. 358 of 2023 subject to the condition that the petitioner will co-operate with the Investigation of the case and will appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will submit mobile number and photocopy of Aadhaar card at the time of surrender in the court below with an undertaking not to change mobile phone number during the pendency of the case along with the other conditions laid down under section 482 (2) of BNSS, 2023. (ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.) Smita/-